Category Archives: 2018 NFL Draft

I know. You might be sick of mock drafts at this point. But with just hours to go until the 2018 NFL draft, it is time for my final thoughts on what to expect Thursday night. One of the overarching questions this draft season has been the idea of “will versus should?” It has most…

The 2018 NFL Draft is upon us! By the end of the week, we will know the destinations of our favorite prospects. As we analyze how our respective teams drafted, we will look forward to the future, while pontificating our predictions in a presumptuous manner. The draft process is incredibly fun, yet somewhat frustrating, due…

The Inside The Pylon team has released our 2018 Draft Guide, rating and stacking over 550 prospects to find our group of the top 185 guys. Like parents, scouts aren’t supposed to have “favorites” – but let’s face it, in the course of all that tape work, we enjoy watching some guys more than others.…

In the scouting process for the 2018 Inside the Pylon Draft Guide, we used a grading scale that ranked a prospect’s traits from a 7 (marginal) to a 1 (rare). I solely focused on safeties in 2018, but in 2017 – using the same scale – I also delved into cornerbacks and running backs. One…

These rankings were inspired by work done for the 2018 ITP Draft Guide, which is now available for purchase! The final five receivers of my 2018 NFL Draft Wide Receiver Rankings features some intriguing high upside players that’ll need coaching and development to reach their max potential. However, the majority of them also have high…

Finally we are here. My top five quarterbacks in this class. Probably nothing really shocking in here if you have been following my work over the past few months, but nonetheless, let’s get down to the nitty gritty. 5. Josh Allen, Wyoming Likely the most polarizing player in this quarterback group, Josh Allen sits atop…

Like most things in American culture, the best come in threes; who is Jack Tripper without Janet Wood and Chrissy Snow and why do you think South Park always kills Kenny? It’s not just because they’re bastards, but it could be due to the fact that people tend to enjoy the number three, which is…

It’s been quite an interesting last few months for the Chicago Bears organization and its fan base. Bears fans could be forgiven for thinking that the main media players have largely ignored the Bears in recent years. But for a team and organization that in the last four years has not won more than 6…

When it comes to evaluating talent, there is no such thing as a perfect prospect, particularly when it comes to predicting which prospect will translate from the relatively comfortable setting of a college campus to the cutthroat business of the NFL. There are simply too many influences on any given prospect to peg him as…

These rankings were inspired by work done for the 2018 ITP Draft Guide, which is now available for purchase! Continuing along with my top 2018 NFL Draft Wide Receiver prospects I’ll be unveiling receivers 10-6. This group features some versatile pieces that can win from the outside as well as from the slot position and…

Ten down, ten to go. In this group of passers we start to get into quarterbacks who I expect to become starters in the NFL. All five of these quarterbacks are graduating seniors, all of them were multiple-year starters, and four earned Senior Bowl berths while the fifth earned a spot in the NFLPA Collegiate…

The Inside The Pylon team has released our 2018 Draft Guide, rating and stacking over 550 prospects to find our group of 185 top guys. Like parents, scouts aren’t supposed to have “favorites” – but let’s face it, in the course of all that tape work, we enjoy watching some guys more than others. Below…

Today I’ll be continuing with Part 2 of my 2018 NFL Draft Wide Receiver Rankings, covering wide receivers 15-11. The group of receivers below is made up of two high floor Z receiving prospects and three of the best pure slot receivers in the class. These receivers should be solid to strong complimentary pieces for…

The Inside The Pylon team has released our 2018 Draft Guide, rating and stacking over 550 prospects to find our group of 185 top guys. Like parents, scouts aren’t supposed to have “favorites” – but let’s face it, in the course of all that tape work, we enjoy watching some guys more than others. Below…

During the cross checking process for the 2018 ITP Draft Guide, our fearless Director of Personnel decisions – Dan Hatman – made a note to the wide receiver scouts saying, “WR is a fascinating position, as every scout values skill sets differently.” This is undoubtedly true. There are a lot of different receiver types that…

The quarterback rankings move into the next group of five passers, and in this collection we find some quarterbacks who truly should hear their names called, and a few who have been touted as “The Sleeper” in this quarterback class. Two of the quarterbacks in this group stepped in to replace first-round selections in previous…